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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1958

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Moeller Upsets Adele In Ohio House Elections

In Ohio, Democrats gain three House seats changing the delegation to 14 Republicans and 9 Democrats. Walter H. Moeller won in the 10th District over Homer A. Abele, with county margins and regional leads noted. Levering and Devine also secured seats in the 17th and 12th Districts respectively, while Bolton and Latta won elsewhere.

Columbus Ohio Buckeye Thomas A. Jenkins Irenton Walter H. Moeller Lancaster Homer A. Abele McArthur Moeller J. Harry McGregor Coshoeton Lawrence Burns GOP Coshoeton County Robert W. Levering Fredericktown Robert E. Cook Kent David Dennison Warren Hoosier Lutheran Church Giffin Defiance Fairfield Athens Hocking Lawrence Abele Gallia Jackson Meigs Vinton Thomas B. Talbot Schenck Frances Bolton Chat Patterson Marjorie C. Struna Lima Delbert L. Latta Samuel L. Devine Franklin County Walter J. Shapter Jr Devine Homer Abele Thomas Jenkins

TV Show Leaves Air in Final CBS Screening

New York CBS announced The $64,000 Question had its final television screening last Sunday ending the popular quiz program.

New York Columbia Broadcasting System

Democrats Take Congress as GOP Loses Ground in Nationwide Vote

A national voting surge for Democrats swept into control of Congress and multiple state offices. Democrats looked to gain about 12 Senate seats and over 40 House seats with new governors likely totaling about four. Rockefeller won in New York over Harriman, boosting GOP momentum with Keating also taking a Senate seat.

Washington Congress Senate House

Voters Express Lack Of Faith In Republicans

James Marlow analyzes the 1958 congressional losses. He notes voters shifted confidence to Democrats for control of Congress and questions how Republicans can regain trust ahead of 1960 elections. He observes both parties are conservative but Democrats appear more responsive to changing needs.

Washington Congress Eisenhower Nixon

Plane Seized After Chase Through Morgantown Air

An airborne chase ended with the seizure of a twin engine plane ferrying arms to Cuban rebels. Pilot Stuart Sutor of Hialeah Florida arrested after landing at Morgantown Municipal Airport. Sheriff Whiston said some contraband rifles were identified as stolen from the Canton Ohio National Guard Armory on October 14.

Morgantown W. Va Cuba J. B. Grootendorff Border Patrol Air Intelligence Service Stuart Sutor Hialeah Fla Sutor Charles J. Whiston Monongalia County National Guard Canton Ohio

Third Person Arrested In Kirkersville Bank Robbery Conspiracy

Charles K Abrams 33 a truck driver and conspirator in the Kirkersville Park National Bank robbery was arrested in Pataskala along with his wife. FBI agents say Abrams helped hide the suspect after the heist which netted 13085 dollars. In Ohio unemployment data continuing claims fell while new claimants rose to 15476 last week and total continuing claims declined to 87703.

Newark Ohio William McElroy Kirkersville Charles K. Abrams Paul E. Collins Pataskala FBI Abrams Park National Bank

Jobless Claims Drop Initial Filings Rise

Columbus report shows newly unemployed claimants rose last week for the first time in at least four weeks, signaling a brief uptick in initial filings for state jobless benefits. The data reflects a shift after several weeks of declines.

Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Columbus

Hay resigns as state director of agriculture in Ohio

Dr. James P. Hay announces resignation from the $10,000-a-year post as state director of agriculture effective Nov. 30. He told Gov. C William O'Neill he will become director of professional relations for the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Hay Columbus Ohio James P. Hay William O’neill The American Veterinary Medicine Assn

Election results and local highlights flagged in news index

The page previews county and local election results with sections on various communities. It notes sport scores and women's news, pointing readers to inside pages for detailed results and features from Point Pleasant and Pomeroy among others.

Thor Explodes In Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla Prange missile the heart of moon rocket pioneer blew apart with a brilliant flash shortly after launching early today. It was the fifth straight time that a ballistic weapon had exploded in the past few months. Shattered sections of the missile plunged into the Atlantic off the Cape. Missile men hoped the launch would preview the next Air Force Pioneer moon rocket shoot scheduled for late this week.

Cape Canaveral Fla Atlantic Cape Air Force Pioneer National Aeronautic and Space Administration

Ohio Ranks Fifth in Aircraft Registrations

Washington reports Ohio holds fifth place with 3 106 operational aircraft of all kinds as per the Civil Aeronautics Administration.

Washington Ohio Civil Aeronautics Administration

Rockefeller Victory Boosts 1960 Presidential Prospects

Rockefeller wins New York governor race by over half a million votes defeating Averell Harriman. The landslide strengthens Rockefeller as a GOP presidential contender while Harriman's bid for the Democratic nomination falters. Keating defeats Hogan to win U.S. Senate as Ives withdraws for health. Ohio Supreme Court rejects billboard compensation.

New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Averill Harriman Harriman Rockefeller Kenneth B. Keating Rochester U.S Keating Manhattan Atty Frank S. Hogan Irving M. Ives

Eisenhower vows to curb spending as Democrats gain power

President Eisenhower told reporters that voters backed spending advocates and warned against bigger federal outlays. He said his administration will fight spending in his final two years, insisting Democrats and Republicans alike seek what is best for the country amid Democratic triumphs in Congress. The news conference followed Tuesday’s election results, the Democrats’ lightest control since the New Deal era.

Congress Eisenhower

Democrats Sweep Ohio Legislature In Historic Win

Nearly complete returns show Democrats capturing at least 18 of 33 seats in the Ohio House and Senate for the first time in a decade. Senate Republicans held 22-12, House Republicans 97-42, with 139 seats next year. Mechem unopposed for re election as minority leader. Roberts wed in Franklin County race results.

Sen C. Stanley Mechem Nelsonville Senate Rep Kline L. Roberts Columbus House Franklin County Paul M. Herbert John Donahey Alliance U.S Ohio

Police Find Victim Car in Wilmington Case

Cincinnati officers located the missing automobile of Mrs. Louise Bergen 32. Her nude body was found near Wilmington with skull crushed and burned. Skid marks suggested she was brought to the lake in a car trunk, dumped, and set afire after leaving the shopping center.

Wilmington Ohio Cincinnati Louise Bergen

Aref Arrest Could Trigger New Middle East Crisis

Baghdad radio reported former revolutionary leader Abdel Salam Aref seized on return to Iraq and to be tried for plotting against state. Aref allied with Premier Abdul Karim Qassim early in regime. removal from posts followed by ambassadorship to West Germany. The move could spark Nasserist or Iraqi political clashes and provoke regional reaction.

Washington Iraq Middle East Baghdad Radio Abdel Salam Aref West Germany Baghdad Aref Kassem Nasser

Porter wins historic victory in seventh eighth district

Gallipolis' J Sherman Porter becomes the first Democrat elected to the seventh eighth senatorial district. He defeats Oakley Collins of Ironton by 4320 votes in eight county totals 48530 to 44210. Porter carries Scioto Pike Jackson and several counties while Collins wins four counties including Meigs.

Gallipolis Gallia County J. Sherman Jim) Porter Oakley €. Collins Ironton Portsmouth Times Porter Collin Lawrence Gallia Scioto Pike Jackson Collins Meigs County Vinton Adams

Voters Elect DiSalle Young and Ohio Election Upset

In Columbus, a Democratic surge swept Ohio politicians including U.S. Sen. John W. Bricker and Gov. C William ONeill. The campaign focused on the right to work, which aided DiSalle and Young while harming ONeill and Bricker.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle

Ohio voters reject right to work amid GOP losses

Former Congressman Stephen M. Young defeated Bricker for a Cleveland area seat as Michael V. DiSalle won the governorship, Ohio voters rejecting Issue No. 2. Democrats gain in state offices and hint at gains in the legislature while party margins shift from Republicans.

Stephen M. Young Cleveland

Unions Celebrate Defeat of Right-To-Work Across States

Labor unions hailed election results showing widespread defeat for right-to-work referenda while predicting a Congress sympathetic to labor goals. They aim to repeal Taft Hartley 14B and push higher wages and extended benefits. Kansas voted to ban the union shop, joining others in the ban. Idaho narrowly rejected right to work. Ohio California Washington Colorado approved. Indiana remains the only Midwest state with such a law amid a broad list of states with bans.

William O'Neill Ohio Elton Kile Right To Work Campaign Committee Washington Congress Organized Labor Kansas California Colorado Idaho Midwest Indiana Alabama Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Mississippi Iowa Nebraska Ada North South Dakota South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bricker O'Neill Adele Loth Dems Nelson Rockefeller Averell Harriman Kenneth. Keating Barry Goldwater Connecticut Maine Michigan Nevada New Jersey Minnesota West Virginia East Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania Vermont North Dakota Cantabi William F. Knowland Edmund G. Pat Massachusetts John F. Kennedy Missouri Stuart Symington By James Marlow Associated Press News News Index ONCOR Des Gaxbiceeaaveake Cruncey Isis Tecvescoas Reek Dom Ct ORS Tanes Arioue Ossi Pomeroy Es Ies Es Prune Fotis Ae Rk Thor Supreme Court Robert C. Byrd Chapman Revercomb United States Senate Jennings Randolph John Hobliitzell Ike DiSalle, Young Ohlio Ray Ross Springfield Afl-Cio Young DiSalle O'Neill L Right To Work Jim Porter
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